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FYE and the Tragedy of Perpetual Adolescence

FYE and the Tragedy of Perpetual Adolescence

While I was waiting to get my car fixed today, I decided to walk through a nearby shopping mall that was located just across the street.
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Joel PattersonOct 1, 2015
Lying Narcissist or Real Victim? How Do You Know?

Lying Narcissist or Real Victim? How Do You Know?

When someone plays the victim card, chances are they are a lying narcissist. Narcissists give themselves away because a true target does…
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Sacha Slone3 days ago
“I’m Not Good at That”

“I’m Not Good at That”

Incompetence as Self Delusion
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Kevin BealApr 4
How to Shock a Narcissist

How to Shock a Narcissist

If you want to upset a narcissist, the easiest way to do it, is to start self-praising in front of them. Narcissists can’t stand it when a…
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Sacha SloneApr 2
Dealing With Trolls in the Workplace (or Anywhere for That Matter!)

Dealing With Trolls in the Workplace (or Anywhere for That Matter!)

Over 80% of communication is nonverbal. We can use this to our advantage when dealing with dysfunctional, toxic people in the workplace.
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Joel PattersonOct 17, 2015
How We Choose Each Other

How We Choose Each Other

A standard story in popular books and movies starts with a couple who dislike each when they first meet, but once they get to know each…
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Cheryl LorraineMar 30
Increasing Personal Responsibility

Increasing Personal Responsibility

A Case For Tough Self Love
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Kevin BealMar 29
Objectification: What Feminists Won’t Tell You

Objectification: What Feminists Won’t Tell You

Objectification broadly means treating a person as a commodity or an object without regard to their personality or dignity.
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Joel PattersonMar 23
How I Benefited When I Stopped Pretending

How I Benefited When I Stopped Pretending

… That My Childhood Was ‘Good Enough’
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Cheryl LorraineMar 23
Real-Time Relationships: Looking Back Five Years Later

Real-Time Relationships: Looking Back Five Years Later

When I first listened to the audio version of Real-Time Relationships: The Logic of Love, by Stefan Molyneux five years ago, I genuinely…
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Joel PattersonSep 24, 2015
The Values That Guide Self-Knowledge Daily

The Values That Guide Self-Knowledge Daily

“What you believe in and what you stand for — those things shouldn’t change too often.” (Jason Zook)
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Cheryl LorraineMar 14
Compassion for a Young Thief: Seeing Petty Theft as a Symptom of an Even Greater Crime

Compassion for a Young Thief: Seeing Petty Theft as a Symptom of an Even Greater Crime

We no more think of warming our hearts towards the warm hearts of boys than we do of imagining changing the position of the sun by twisting…
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Joel PattersonOct 13, 2015
X-Men and the Origins of Discrimination

X-Men and the Origins of Discrimination

“The X-Men are hated, feared and despised collectively by humanity for no other reason than that they are mutants. So what we have here…
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Joel PattersonNov 22, 2015
Trust Your Confusion

Trust Your Confusion

One of the most difficult skills to learn is that of self-trust after your childhood conscience and ability to understand reality have been…
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Cheryl LorraineMar 7
Don’t Judge! Have Empathy for Abusers?

Don’t Judge! Have Empathy for Abusers?

When we make the brave leap of cutting ties with abusive people, many will protest. They will tell us we need to be more understanding and…
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Joel PattersonMar 6
How I Increased My Creative Output

How I Increased My Creative Output

Note: This video assumes you are familiar with Internal Family Systems therapy.
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Joel PattersonMar 6
What is Friendship?

What is Friendship?

What is friendship?
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Joel PattersonMar 6
A Pile of Unsaid Things

A Pile of Unsaid Things

Unsaid things accumulate. Like pictures in boxes in the family attic that no one brings out until someone dies. Then they use the pictures…
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Cheryl LorraineMar 6
Narcissists Love to Critique and Criticize

Narcissists Love to Critique and Criticize

Narcissists love to critique, criticize, and complain about every facet of other’s lives, and it is nonstop! Many targets of narcissists…
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Sacha SloneMar 5
Unattainable Intimacy: The Curse of the Insecure Attachment

Unattainable Intimacy: The Curse of the Insecure Attachment

Each year in my hometown of Decatur, Alabama, the city hosts a memorial day festival, which the locals simply refer to as “The Jubilee.…
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Joel PattersonMar 4
Narcissists and Sociopaths Want to Break You

Narcissists and Sociopaths Want to Break You

Narcissists and sociopaths want to break the target, and the abuse will not stop until the target is broken. Narcissistic abusers want…
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Sacha SloneMar 3
Curiosity in Conversations!

Curiosity in Conversations!

If you are doing the work of knowing who you are and creating the conversation you want to see in the world, follow us on Self-Knowledge…
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Joel PattersonMar 1
Emotionally Absent Parents: The Eternal Rejection

Emotionally Absent Parents: The Eternal Rejection

There are few things that have a more ghastly impact on the child as witnessing the slow mental deterioration of those around him and…
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Joel PattersonDec 15, 2015
Women’s Role in the Cycle of Violence

Women’s Role in the Cycle of Violence

From a YouTube presentation entitled “The Truth About Violence,” by Stefan Molyneux
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Joel PattersonAug 5, 2015
Shyness: A Hypocritical Myth

Shyness: A Hypocritical Myth

One of the most damaging and debilitating experiences I grew up with as a child was being labeled “shy.” People joked about it, made fun of…
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Cheryl LorraineFeb 26
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